MIAMI (Hydref 26, 2016) — Internationally renowned boxing trainer Orlando Cuellar has come full circle, right back to the famed 5fed St. Gym in South Beach, where he once visited as a teenager to learn and now trains fighters out of six days a week.
Born in Havana, Cuba, Cuellar’s family resettled in Miami when he was three with Orlando living there through high school. Fel bocsiwr amatur, Cuellar vividly remembers watching boxers at 5fed St. Gym such as Cassius Clay, Willie Pastrano, Vinnie Curto ac Florentino Fernandez, as well as legendary trainers, brothers Angelo ac Chris Dundee.
“I watched and learned, picking up as much as much as I could,” Dywedodd Cuellar. “Nawr, I find myself working out of the 5fed St. Gym for the past six weeks. It’s been an incredible experience. Bob dydd, you never know who is going to walk through the doors there. It’s been one of the best boxing gyms in the world for more than 50 flynyddoedd. From the days dating back to Muhammad Ali, fighters have been attracted to this gym because of its rich history and great sparring, as well as to the area with South Beach’s restaurants, clubs and beach. The warm, humid weather also makes it easier for fighters to lose weight running and training.
“(Owner) Dino Spencer is carrying on the 5fed St. Gym’s tradition. Everyday I’m there is exciting for me. Mixed ethnic groups train there and it’s a magnet for talent. There’s sparring three days a week – I call it Spar-a-rama – and everybody’s welcome to challenge themselves. The sparring is better than a lot of TV fights.
“5fed St. Gym trainer Guy Laieta had been trying to convince me to join the team for the last five years. I spoke to Dino on several occasions, expressing my desire to train fighters out of the 5fed St. Gampfa. Dywedodd, ‘Let’s do it.’ The success of the 5fed St. Gym today has a lot to do with ownership. Dino has a passion for boxing and he is very hospitable, which trickles down to his staff and fighters. Good vibes all of the time!”
Cuellar left for Las Vegas in 1976 ac, after he realized that being a boxer wasn’t in his best interest, he started training fighters there in 1981 out of Johnny Garcia’s Gym. A year later, he shifted his base Brooklyn and started training fighters out of another boxing icon, Campfa Gleason yn. Yn 2000, he resettled in Miami.
Best known as world light heavyweight champion the head trainer of Glen Johnson, Cuellar also worked with future champions such as Nicolas Walters, Rances Barthelemy ac Erslandy Lara, yn ogystal â Luis Franco, Aaron Davis ac Juan Carlos Gomez, to name a few of the more notables. Heddiw, he’s the chief second for several top fighters including Antonio Tarver.
Recognized throughout boxing as a superior teacher, Cuellar’s success is mostly attributed to his training of fighters on an individual basis, focusing on their personal needs rather than giving all fighters the same instructions and attention.
“Each fighter needs personal and specific work to complement their God-given talents,” Cuellar explained. “You can’t teach all fighters the same way. I specialize on what I call old school meets new school. Old school was upfront and personal to go 15 rowndiau, new school is about throwing more punches, more foot movement and fighting from the outside. I teach doffense: defense + offense. Punches aren’t vitamins, none should be taken. Boxing is little more than a battle of reflexes; one fighters versus another, but the real trick is how the fighter uses his reflexes. I teach my fighters how to turn the ring apron into a minefield.”
Boxing has played a huge role in Cuellar’s life. Back in the 5fed St. Gym is just another chapter in his unique life.
“I live through my fighters,” Cuellar concluded. “Every victory is my proudest moment. There are no big or little victories, every win is a happy moment because of all the hard work and sacrifices me and my fighter made during training camp.”
Orlando Cuellar is thrilled to have gone back to the future.
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ANDRZEJ FONFARA STOPS JULIO CESAR CHAVEZ JR., WINS BY 9TH-ROUND TKO AT STUBHUB CENTER
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Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. vs. ANDRZEJ FONFARA AMIR IMAM vs. WALTER CASTILLO OFFICIAL WEIGHTS & LLUNIAU
Showtime PENCAMPWRIAETH BOCSIO® Live On Showtime® Dydd Sadwrn, Ebrill 18, (10 p.m. A/7 p.m. PT)
From StubHub Center In Carson, Calif.
SHOWTIME BOXING ON SHO EXTREME Airs Live at 8 p.m. ET / PT
Cliciwch YMA To Download Photos From Dydd Gwener Pwyswch-Yn
Credyd Photo: Esther Lin / Showtime
Showtime PENCAMPWRIAETH BOCSIO
Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.: 171 ½ Pounds
Andrzej Fonfara: 171 ½ Pounds
AMIR LOVE: 140 Pounds
CASTILLO WALTER: 138 Pounds
Showtime BOCSIO AR SHO EITHAFOL:
OSCAR ESCANDON: 121 ¾ Pounds
MOISES FLORES: 121 ¼ Pounds
OMAR CHAVEZ: 159 Pounds
RICHARD GUTIERREZ: 158 ½ Pounds
(SHOWTIME EXTREME Swing Bout)
FABIAN MAIDANA: 146 ¼ Pounds
CORY VOM BAUR: 145 Bunnoedd ½
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“Chavez Jr. vs. Fonfara”, a 12-round light heavyweight bout co-promoted by Goossen Hyrwyddiadau ac Chavez Promotions that takes place at StubHub Center in Carson, Calif. a bydd yn aer ar Showtime (10 p.m. A/7 p.m. PT). Yn y digwyddiad cyd-main, Amir Imam faces Walter Castillo in a 10-round jr. welterweight showdown. Bydd y telecast Showtime PENCAMPWRIAETH BOCSIO hefyd ar gael yn Sbaeneg drwy gyfrwng rhaglenni sain eilaidd (SAP).
Mae tocynnau ar gyfer y digwyddiad yn costio $200, $150, $100, $50 ac $25, yn ogystal â trethi perthnasol, ffioedd a thaliadau gwasanaeth, are available for purchase online at AXS.com.
Am fwy o wybodaeth ewch i www.sports.sho.com, dilyn ar Twitter ynSHOSports, @ Jcchavezjr1, andrzej_fonfara, StubHubCenter ASwanson_Comm, yn dilyn y sgwrs gan ddefnyddio #ChavezFonfara, ddod yn gefnogwr ar Facebook yn www.facebook.com/SHOBoxing neu ewch i'r Blog Showtime Bocsio arhttp://theboxingblog.sho.com.
Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. VS. Andrzej Fonfara, AMIR Imam VS. WALTER CASTILLO FINAL PRESS CONFERENCE QUOTES & LLUNIAU
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Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. LOOKS TO MAKE A RESOUNDING STATEMENT WHEN HE RETURNS TO THE RING ON SATURDAY, Ebrill 18 AT THE STUBHUB CENTER LIVE ON SHOWTIME®
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INTERIM 122-POUND WORLD CHAMP OSCAR ESCANDON RISKS HIS TITLE AGAINST UNBEATEN MOISES FLORES SATURDAY, Ebrill 18 LIVE ON SHOWTIME EXTREME®
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UNDEFEATED 140-POUND CONTENDER AMIR IMAM TO FACE WALTER CASTILLO IN CHAVEZ-FONFARA CO-FEATURE APRIL 18 ON SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING®
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SHOWTIME Sports® Award-Winning Series Returns With “ALL ACCESS: Chavez”; One-Episode Special Premieres This Friday, Ebrill 10 on SHOWTIME®
Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr. & His Legendary Father In Training Camp, Preparing For His SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING Debut on Saturday, Ebrill 18, yn byw ar Showtime
VIDEO PREVIEW LINK: http://s.sho.com/1c5cLDQ
“I had a hard life so yes, I am angry with him.” – Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr.
“I had all Mexico and the world at my feet at that time. But it still didn’t fill the void…So what was it that I looked for? The easiest and stupidest things…drugs and alcohol.” – Julio Cesar Chavez, Sr.
NEW YORK (Ebrill 7, 2015) –The Sports Emmy® Cyfres Arobryn POB MYNEDIAD returns to examine the life of Mexican superstar Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr., as he prepares to make his Showtime PENCAMPWRIAETH BOCSIO® debut against dangerous brawler Andrzej Fonfara ar Dydd Sadwrn, Ebrill 18, byw ar Showtime (10 p.m. A/ 7 p.m. PT) oddi wrth y StubHub Center yn Carson, Calif.
POB MYNEDIAD: Chavez perfformiadau cyntaf Dydd Gwener, Ebrill 10, yn union ar ôl y byw ShoBox: Y Genhedlaeth Newydd tripleheader at 10 p.m. A/PT.
POB MYNEDIAD: Chavez is written and reported by SHOWTIME Sports contributor Mark Kriegel. Author of acclaimed biographies “The Good Son: The Life of Ray ‘Boom Boom’ Mancini” and “Pistol: The Life of Pete Maravich,” Kriegel has long focused on the conflicts and complexities that beset fathers and sons in sports.
With unprecedented access to the young star–Mexico’s first and only middleweight world champion–and his famous father, POB MYNEDIADuncovers the stormy yet loving relationship between Junior and his legendary father.
No question remains unanswered in a series of interviews at Junior’s high-altitude camp in Lake Tahoe, where his father once trained. What was it like to grow up as the son of Mexico’s greatest fighter? What price does a fighter pay for drugs and alcohol? And what does it do to his family?
Only the ending remains in doubt: Is Junior being punished for the sins of his father, or is he doomed to repeat them?
“Fame can be a disease, like addiction,” says Kriegel. “And this family has battled both. Junior and Senior weren’t merely candid. They were confessional. A, Rwy'n credu, courageous, too.”
Gyda POB MYNEDIAD cameras entrenched in camp, viewers will meet three generations of Mexico’s most famous fighting family as the 29-year-old Junior navigates a crossroads of his career.
POB MYNEDIAD: CHAVEZ premieres on SHOWTIME with multiple encore presentations. POB MYNEDIAD will be available on SHOWTIME ON DEMAND®, Showtime UNRHYW ADEG® ac ar-lein ynSHO.com/Sports.
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“Chavez Jr. vs. Fonfara”, is a 12-round bout to takes place at StubHub Center in Carson, Calif., a bydd yn awyr yn fyw ar Showtime (10 p.m. A/7 p.m. PT). Bydd y telecast Showtime PENCAMPWRIAETH BOCSIO hefyd ar gael yn Sbaeneg drwy gyfrwng rhaglenni sain eilaidd (SAP).
Mae tocynnau ar gyfer y digwyddiad, sy'n cael ei gyd-hyrwyddo gan Goossen Hyrwyddiadau a Chavez Hyrwyddiadau, yn costio $200, $150, $100, $50 ac $25, yn ogystal â trethi perthnasol, ffioedd a thaliadau gwasanaeth, mynd ar werth heddiw yn 12 p.m. PT and are available for purchase online at AXS.com.
JULIO CESAR CHAVEZ JR.-Andrzej FONFARA CYFRYNGAU GALWAD CYNHADLEDD TRANSCRIPT
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SUPERSTAR MEXICAN JULIO CESAR CHAVEZ JR. Yn dychwelyd i'r FFONIWCH YN ERBYN brawler CYFFROUS Andrzej FONFARA YN STUBHUB CENTER IN CARSON, CALIF.
Chavez Jr. Gwneud Showtime® Debut Dydd Sadwrn, Ebrill 18,
Byw Ar 10 p.m. A/ 7 p.m. PT
Tocynnau yn mynd ar werth heddiw Ar 12 P.m. PT!
CARSON, Calif. (Mawrth 9, 2015) - Mae dychwelyd Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (48-1-1, 32 Kos) yn dod i StubHub Center yn Carson, Calif., arDydd Sadwrn Ebrill 18 gan fod y superstar Mecsico yn gwneud ei Showtime PENCAMPWRIAETH BOCSIO® gêm gyntaf yn erbyn brawler cyffrous Andrzej Fonfara (26-3, 15 Kos) mewn 12 rownd bout pwysau trwm ysgafn, byw arShowtime (10 p.m. A/ 7 p.m. PT).
Mae tocynnau ar gyfer y digwyddiad, sy'n cael ei gyd-hyrwyddo gan Goossen Hyrwyddiadau a Chavez Hyrwyddiadau, yn costio $200, $150, $100, $50 ac $25, yn ogystal â trethi perthnasol, ffioedd a thaliadau gwasanaeth, mynd ar werth heddiw yn 12 p.m. PT ac maent ar gael i'w prynu ar-lein yn AXS.com.
"Rwy'n edrych ymlaen i fynd yn ôl yn y cylch ac yn atgoffa pawb fy mod yn un o'r diffoddwyr gorau yn y byd,"Meddai Chavez Jr. "Mae gen i brawf llym arEbrill 18, ond yr wyf yn mynd i basio gyda lliwiau hedfan ac edrychaf ymlaen at gymryd ar unrhyw Challengers ar ôl hynny. "
"Mae hwn yn gyfle gwych arall i mi ac rwy'n ddiolchgar iawn i gael ei,"Meddai Fonfara. "Rydw i wedi bod i mewn 'na gyda'r diffoddwyr gorau yn y byd ac fel bob amser dw i'n mynd i geisio rhoi ar sioe ar gyfer y cefnogwyr ac yn cerdded allan yn fuddugol."
“Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. ac Andrzej Fonfara yn ddau o'r bocswyr dyrnu anoddaf yn y gamp” Dywedodd Tom Brown o Goossen Promotions. “Bydd y frwydr yn yn brwydr epig o ewyllysiau a bydd yn ychwanegu pennod arall at y rhestr hir o ymladd rhagorol sydd wedi digwydd yn y Ganolfan StubHub.”
"Fel yn gefnogwr ymladd, I love watching Julio fight. As a network executive, I’m thrilled for him to make his SHOWTIME debut on Ebrill 18,"MeddaiStephen Espinoza, Is-lywydd Gweithredol & Rheolwr Cyffredinol, Chwaraeon Showtime. “Julio is one of the most exciting and popular boxers in the sport today, a gyda thîm newydd y tu ôl iddo, we expect big things from him in 2015. But Andrzej Fonfara is a real test, and he’s proven he’s not intimidated by any opponent.”
Mae'r mab hynaf y chwedlonol Julio Cesar Chavez, y 29-mlwydd-oed yn gyn bencampwr byd canol yn edrych i ennill ei hun yn ergyd deitl fyd arall. Fe'i ganed yn Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mecsico, Chavez Jr. troi pro mewn 2003 ac enillodd ei gyntaf 23 ymladd. His first blemish came against Carlos Molina, pwy ymladdodd at gêm gyfartal yn 2005, cyn dod yn ôl i guro ef ddau fis yn ddiweddarach. Ar ôl rhedeg ei record i 41-0-1, ei fod yn ennill ergyd teitl y byd canol yn erbyn Sebastian Zbik, y mae ef enillwyd gan benderfyniad y mwyafrif. Byddai'n mynd ymlaen i amddiffyn ei wregys llwyddiannus yn erbyn Peter Manfredo Jr, Marco Antonio Rubio ac Andy Lee cyn colli penderfyniad mewn 2012 i Sergio Martinez. Mae'r rhan fwyaf diweddar Chavez Jr. contender garw trechu Bryan Vera ddwywaith, yn gyntaf yn 2013 ac unwaith eto yn eu 2014 rematch.
Ganwyd yn Warsaw, Gwlad Pwyl a ymladd allan o Chicago, Fonfara yn hwyr-bloomer sydd wedi llunio cyfres o berfformiadau trawiadol yn ddiweddar. Y llynedd, y 27-mlwydd-oed brwydro bencampwr byd pwysau trwm yn unionsyth ysgafn Adonis Stevenson am 12 rowndiau anodd ac er gwaethaf gollwng penderfyniad, ei fod yn creu argraff llawer o gefnogwyr gyda'i grut a phenderfyniad. Fuddugol dros bencampwyr y byd cyn- Byron Mitchell, Glen Johnson ac Gabriel Campillo, Daeth buddugoliaeth diweddaraf Fonfara ym mis Tachwedd 2014 pan dominyddu Doudou Ngumbu yn ei gartref mabwysiedig o Chicago, ennill cyfle hwn yn erbyn Chavez Jr iddo.
Chavez Jr. vs. Fonfara, yn bout 12-rownd sy'n digwydd yn StubHub Center yn Carson, Calif. a bydd yn aer ar Showtime (10 p.m. A/7 p.m. PT). Bydd y telecast Showtime PENCAMPWRIAETH BOCSIO hefyd ar gael yn Sbaeneg drwy gyfrwng rhaglenni sain eilaidd (SAP).
Am fwy o wybodaeth ewch i www.sports.sho.com, dilyn ar Twitter ynSHOSports, @ Jcchavezjr1, andrzej_fonfara, StubHubCenter ASwanson_Comm, yn dilyn y sgwrs gan ddefnyddio #ChavezFonfara, ddod yn gefnogwr ar Facebook yn www.facebook.com/SHOBoxing neu ewch i'r Blog Showtime Bocsio ar http://theboxingblog.sho.com.